King Arthur's Nine Worthy

"He was only a man who had meant well, who had been spurred along the course of thinking by an eccentric necromancer with a weakness for humanity. Justice had been his last attempt-to do nothing which was not just. But it had ended in failure" (White, OAFK 634). The "he" in this passage refers to King Arthur, the main character in T.H. White's The Once and Future King and Book of Merlyn, who failed in his attempt to unite England due to the mistakes made by him and those close to him.

The avarice of King Arthur’s court is evidence of the depravity present in the kingdom, the failure of the ruling to govern the population while they indulge in pleasure and debauchery. The anecdote starts by describing Camelot’s festivities, where the knights and ladies of Arthur’s Round Table are feasting and celebrating on the eve of the new year during Christmas. This extravagance was grand, “for the feasting lasted a full fortnight and one day, with more food and drink that a fellow could dream of” (Chaucer, 187). While this may represent the prosperity of King Arthur’s kingdom, the more likely reality is that the provisions at the gathering was food taken from the helpless peasants. The nobles aren’t the ones who are producing that food, but rather the common

There are countless versions of the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. Most English versions are based on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, but where did these tales originate, and what different interpretations are there today? This essay seeks to examine the roots and different renditions of the various legends circulating today. The first section deals with the origins of the legend. The second section speculates on who the "real" King Arthur could have been. A comparison of several different versions, and suggestions of why they differ are given in the third section, and the conclusion presents an analysis on the ambiguity of the legend.

Magic is something everyone has heard of and yet most people don't believe. Its presence is everywhere if you read a myth about something, chances are it's going to have magic within the story. Why is that? Well, magic is something people can describe something when they don't know how it works. To explain the unexplainable. Magic is also a way for the story to create a visual inside the mythic world of the hero’s journey. In the story of King Arthur, a young 15-year-old boy is able to pull a sword out a rock nobody else could to become the next king. The Sword trapped in the rock being magically sent from God to pick out the next great leader of Britain. This magic provides an explanation to show how Arthur became king. (King Arthur pg. 423-424). The magical element in a story is usually the main conflict or the heroes saving in the myth without the magic the story would be as good.

King Arthur is an outstanding British leader of the 5th and the 6th centuries, son of Uther Pendragon and the Lady Igraine. Arthur is one of the greatest mythical heroes that the world has ever known. Arthur has had a great influence on other people and many of them looked up to him. The coming of Arthur was prophesied years before he was even born. Arthur was born into a world of chaos and disorder, full of love and tragedy. Nowadays, many of the scholars continue to argue whether or not King Arthur was a real person or just a mythological figure. Based on facts however, many believe that Arthur was not a real person; just a legendary British leader in the 5th and 6th centuries. According to history, there wasn't anyone named King Arthur

The Arthurian legends are well known in today's society. However, very few people know of the "real" Arthur -- who he was and what his accomplishments were. This paper will establish a difference between legend and truth, show evidence to support and explain who the real Arthur was, and shed some light on the sometimes confusing Arthurian legends.

Arthur Leander was a character who appeared briefly in the novel, Station Eleven. He was a middle aged actor who died on stage during his performance in the play King Lear. Arthur was additionally insecure in relationships. He went through three divorces in his lifetime, in which the first two ended due to Arthur cheating on his wife. Furthermore, Arthur was said to be (quote about playing the role of Arthur). Arthur’s character traits in Station Eleven defined who he was as a person.

King Arthur and the knights of the round table belong to a long line of books and stories of the Arthurian legend. Merlin, Lancelot, The lady of the lake, King Arthur, and Excaliber are all very important in the Arthurian legend. In this essay we will talk about King Arthur, the knights of the round table, and Merlin in the famous story, The sword in the stone.

During the Greek and medieval times Zeus a powerful ruler over all of Olympian gods and King Arthur a brave, strong, and courageous ruler of Britain. Zeus is the son of Cronus who used to be the ruler over the Olympians until he was overthrown. King Arthur was the son of Uther Pendragon who was king of Britain until his death. These two powerful rulers are very similar on how they both were abandoned by their parents, each are destined to become powerful and lastly both use round tables. Zeus and King Arthur’s story are not like any ordinary family story.

Arthur decides to give his friend Buster a call to check what he’s doing and Buster recommends him to watch wrestling like him, however; Arthurs mom suggests for Arthur to do something DW would like, like read a book. Instead Arthur grabs the book and chases DW around the house pretending it’s a monster ready to attack her. Arthur’s mom then suggests DW to go draw instead.

Nothing meant more to knights in medieval times than chivalry. Chivalry is defined as a code of conduct or honor that all must live by. This includes tenants of such things as courage, loyalty to the king and strength. Two of the best examples of chivalry in writing would be from “Morte d’Arthur” and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. These stories were not only influential in providing entertainment and joy to medieval people but also provide two heroes to model their lives after, King Arthur and Sir Gawain. Both stories contain many examples of chivalry but the best are the invent of Arthur’s Round Table, Gawain's courage in accepting the Green Knight's challenge and Gawain's rejection of the Lady’s advance.

Although King Arthur is one of the most well-known figures in the world, his true identity remains a mystery. Attempts to identify the historical Arthur have been unsuccessful, since he is largely a product of fiction. Most historians, though, agree that the real Arthur was probably a battle leader of the Britons against the Anglo-Saxons in the sixthth century. In literature, King Arthur's character is unique and ever changing, taking on a different face in every work. There is never a clearly definitive picture that identifies Arthur's character. It is therefore necessary to look at a few different sources to get better insight into the character of Arthur, the once and future king.

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If the name of King Arthur is mentioned, I suppose what comes to mind is not so much one person as a whole array of characters and themes, a montage so to speak. Of course we do think first of the King, the magnificent monarch of a glorified or idealized medieval realm. But we think also of his Queen, of the fair and wayward Guinevere, we think of his enchanter, Merlin, who presided over his birth, who set him on the throne, who established him there in the early and traveled days of his reign. There were the knights of the Round Table, vowed to the highest ideals of chivalry, and the greatest of them, Sir Lancelot, who, of course, has a tragic love affair with the Queen. There is another great love story, that of Tristan

King Arthur isn’t a strong leader! Everyone believes that King Arthur had a perfect kingdom and that he was a strong and brave leader and could face any danger and come back alive. In King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green, King Arthur has trouble making crucial decisions in the story and lets his emotions get the best of him during drastic times, during the trial of Guinevere he let Lancelot escape with her even though he knew Lancelot would show up, he let his emotions get the best of him when he heard the rumors of Lancelot and Guinevere being together because he was scared of the truth of them actually being together, he doesn’t listen to the warnings of Merlin when he says that Guinevere would bring the end to his kingdom. King Arthur is a weak Leader!